What is 'Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes - KOSPI'

A series of indexes that track the overall Korean Stock Exchange and its components. These indexes use a weighted average based on market calculation to calculate the value of the indexes.

Explaining 'Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes - KOSPI'

The most well-known KOSPI index is the KOSPI 200, which comprises the 200 largest publicly-traded companies on the Korean Exchange. This index is seen as a barometer of the overall movements of the Korean stock market, and is used to benchmark the performance of investors and funds in the Korean market.

Further Reading

Stock price direction prediction by directly using prices data: an empirical study on the KOSPI and HSI
www.inderscienceonline.com [PDF]
… The Korean stock market has a few large firms which are much larger than the others … Among the stocks listed in the KOSPI, the major exporting companies (SAMSUNG, POSCO … We chose to focus our study on the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) because of its rapid …

Cointegration and causality between macroeconomic variables and stock market returns
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… The Korean stock market has a few large firms which are much larger than the others … Among the stocks listed in the KOSPI, the major exporting companies (SAMSUNG, POSCO … We chose to focus our study on the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) because of its rapid …

Investor sentiment, stock returns, and analyst recommendation changes: The KOSPI stock market
www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
… The Korean stock market has a few large firms which are much larger than the others … Among the stocks listed in the KOSPI, the major exporting companies (SAMSUNG, POSCO … We chose to focus our study on the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) because of its rapid …

Multifractal behavior of the Korean stock-market index KOSPI
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… The Korean stock market has a few large firms which are much larger than the others … Among the stocks listed in the KOSPI, the major exporting companies (SAMSUNG, POSCO … We chose to focus our study on the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) because of its rapid …

International stock price spillovers and market liberalization: Evidence from Korea, Japan, and the United States
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… The Korean stock market has a few large firms which are much larger than the others … Among the stocks listed in the KOSPI, the major exporting companies (SAMSUNG, POSCO … We chose to focus our study on the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) because of its rapid …

Futures trading, spot market volatility, and market efficiency: The case of the Korean index futures markets
onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
… The Korean stock market has a few large firms which are much larger than the others … Among the stocks listed in the KOSPI, the major exporting companies (SAMSUNG, POSCO … We chose to focus our study on the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) because of its rapid …